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Elizabeth Fraser – review

4285 days ago
Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonAt the height of the Cocteau Twins' fame, when they were one of the bands upon whom the very notion of indie music in the 80s rested, it would have seemed unimaginable for Elizabeth Fraser to become any more enigmatic than ... more info
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Cocteau Twins: 'It's music to bonk to' – a classic interview from the vaults

4291 days ago
Guardian Music — We get in the mood for Elizabeth Fraser's upcoming Meltdown performance with a trip to Rock's Backpages – the world's leading collection of vintage music journalism – for an 80s interview with the Cocteau TwinsSo I spent a Friday afternoon eating... more info
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Meltdown 2012 – Joan as Police Woman: 'I've watched Antony Hegarty grow into a political force'

4293 days ago
Guardian Music — Joan Wasser on playing violin with Antony and the Johnsons, and the new songs she's writing for Meltdown What does Antony mean to you? I walked into an Antony and the Johnsons rehearsal in 1999 to cover for a violinist and I felt instantly at home. A... more info
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Songs about gold – the results

4296 days ago
Guardian Music — The Midas touch was on display with this week's topicLast week, with a nod to the London 2012 Olympics, we asked you to nominate your favourite songs about gold, with the glittering prize of inclusion in this playlist enough to get the RR faithful su... more info
The Monkees Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham Bill Callahan Foals Black Gold Talking Heads Four Seasons Euros Childs Teenage Fanclub Cocteau Twins Solid Gold Cornershop The Black Keys John Peel

Purity Ring: Shrines – review

4310 days ago
Guardian Music — (4AD)In this Montreal indie electro duo, Megan James sings while Corin Roddick plays an instrument shaped like a tree of lights. The latter is an appropriate metaphor for their eccentric, fairytale world, which mixes 80s synthesiser pop swirls withÂ... more info
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Elizabeth Fraser talks Meltdown

4329 days ago
Guardian Music — Since the Cocteau Twins split 15 years ago, their otherworldly singer has lived a quiet life in Bristol. But in August, as part of Antony Hegarty's Meltdown festival, the one-time darling of the music press will sing her own songs for the first time... more info
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Cocteau Twins - Cocteau Twins Star Elizabeth Fraser Plans Summer Comeback

4338 days ago
ContactMusic — Former Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser is returning to the spotlight with a trio of upcoming summer 12 gigs in England The Pearly Dewdrops Drops singer will perform her first full set since 1998 at Bath Pavillion on 4 August 12 two weeks before... more info
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Beach House – review

4356 days ago
Guardian Music — Village Underground, LondonThe early 1990s shoegaze scene is not widely regarded as British music's finest moment. Peopled by bands such as Lush and Slowdive – who crafted sumptuous, serene art-rock that was heavy on non-specific introspection and ... more info
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Why pop music loves TS Eliot

4361 days ago
Guardian Music — Scratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Menand, reflecting on TS Eliot's transition from radical modernist to arch-conservative, wr... more info
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Real rock stars refuse to re-form

4361 days ago
Guardian Music — After multiple reunions Paul Simon says that he won't get back together with Art Garfunkel again. But some bands are even better at staying apartIt would be easier to cheer Paul Simon if he'd made his stand earlier. It's all very well appearing on th... more info
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